"Even sticking to the higher plane of love, is it so very obvious that you can't love more than one person? We seem to manage it with parental love , love of books, of food, of wine , love of composers, poets, holiday beaches, friends . . . why is erotic love the one exception that everybody instantly acknowledges without even thinking about it?"
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